he made jr ewing from tv's smash hit "dallas" a household name. before the actor drilled for oil in texas he fell in love with a jeanie in a bottle. dominic di-natale is live in los angeles with more. >> reporter: hey, and larry hagman, in the height of his dallas career, believed to be the most famous actor in the world and his charismatic portrayal of the smirking dark jr ewing and launched them into stratospheric fame. >> charismatic, you know, and charming, but that evil side, that macavelian plotting that constantly went on. >> and he just became the character he portrayed on the show and he was definitely the master. >> when they redid dallas, he was on it again, what a career, 80 some years, he was 81, yes, he worked for most of it. pretty amazing. >> hagman died in a hospital in dallas, texas friday afternoon and it was due to complications from his battle with cancer says his family. and his final moments were not just his relatives, but his long time friend linda gray who played his on-screen wife sue ellen, she says he brought joy to ev